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SURVIVAL* ON LAND AND SEA 
tions in the boat or raft to help yon. On land, however, there 
will be the temptation to rush off immediately in some direction, 
any direction, and attempt everything at once, thus using up 
valuable energy and adding to your own confusion. If you are 
cast ashore on a beach— actually the best place to be — the 
problem, perhaps, will not seem so pressing as when you are 
lost in the interior, especially if it is bush or jungle country 
where it is difficult to see very far. On the other hand, if you 
are stranded on the desert, the fact that you can see so far and 
so little may make you want to start out at once in an effort 
to cover as much ground as possible in a short time. Regardless 
of the nature of the location in which you find yourself, take 
time to consider your plight and the best ways to go about im- 
proving it. In the following pages are numerous hints and 
suggestions on how to accomplish this. 
